Chapter 206 - Truth Becomes Fiction When Fiction’s True (1/2)

Would the three waiters whom he bribed gang up to come up with false information? What’s more, none of them reported this to Boss Pei. The chances of that happening were very low.

After all, these waiters were not related to Boss Pei in any way. They were workers at the bottom of the hierarchy. How could they be that loyal?

The most important thing was that based on Li Shi’s complete analysis of Boss Pei, the information was highly likely to be true.

What had Boss Pei been doing recently?

He had indeed stopped visiting the flagship store. Every now and then, he would visit the branch at Ming Yun Villas instead!

On top of that, both Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan were stationed at Ming Yun Villas as well.

All of these proved that Boss Pei had shifted his attention there.

Boss Pei had so many businesses to take care of. He was busy enough as it was. If he did not have a plan for this branch, why would he waste that much time over there?

Would he do all of these just to concoct false information and play Li Shi?

How could that be? Boss Pei would not do such meaningless things.

Thus, on the whole, the information was very likely to be true. Boss Pei was really making the Ming Yun Villas branch the center of his development plan for Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. He was already prepared with a back-up plan. He had confidence in making this commercial district popular!

At that thought, Li Shi felt excited.

After all, Jingzhou City was a second-tier city. There were very few good investment opportunities. Li Shi had spent money allowing other businesses to run promotions earlier, in hopes of disrupting the growth of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. He wanted to create opportunities to invest in the business early on. In the end, his plan fell through.

Fortunately, he did not lose that much money because he did not work at it for a long time. Once Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s flagship store became popular, Li Shi stopped spending money.

What’s more, ever since the flagship store became popular, more customers visited that street. The other shops profited from it, too.

This time, Li Shi would not hope to invest in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe again. He knew that this would be wishful thinking on his part.

Yet, even then, he wanted to do something with the information he had on hand.

For example, he wanted to jump at the chance to develop something at Ming Yun Villas! When Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s flagship store became popular, the shops near it became popular as well. The coffee shops, bars, and internet cafes on the same path saw more customers as well. Rent for the popular shops nearby increased as well.

From this, Li Shi learned that Boss Pei might not be bragging when he said he wanted to turn the Ming Yun Villas area into a commercial district.

Since that was the case, why not develop something near Ming Yun Villas? He could invest in several restaurants, coffee shops, bars, internet cafes, and board game cafes in the vicinity. He could open a shop or two and wait for business in the area to pick up. Then, his shops would start making money.

Even if Li Shi did not plan to run these shops himself, he could probably sell the shops when the time was right. Someone would want to take over them. For all he knew, he could earn a windfall from this venture!

The more Li Shi thought about it, the happier he became. This was why he wanted the information! Although Boss Pei was young, he had a keen eye for business. He also had a unique talent for marketing. Li Shi would be right to keep following him!

As for how much he should pour into the venture…

Li Shi pondered for a while. The more he invested, the more he would earn. The less he invested, the less he would earn. However, as an investor, he knew that he could not put all his eggs in one basket. Thus, he decided to invest in one high-end internet cafe, one coffee shop, one board game cafe, and the like.

He would choose the locations carefully. The high-end internet cafe and board game cafe would be placed closer to the university. After all, university students would be the main spenders. At the same time, he might be able to attract some of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s customers.

Of course, Li Shi would not personally run these businesses. He had to make use of his connections. Perhaps he could convince one of the bosses of the internet cafe chains he had already invested in to open a branch in the area. There, they could set up an internet cafe based on the trendiest model.